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The Bear and the Nightingale (The Winternight Trilogy, #1) The Bear and the Nightingale (The Winternight Trilogy, #1)
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avg rating 4.10 — 203,490 ratings — published 2017
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The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.28 — 165,405 ratings — published 1812
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Norse Mythology Norse Mythology (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.11 — 323,551 ratings — published 2017
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Aesop’s Fables Aesop’s Fables (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.05 — 126,085 ratings — published -560
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The Girl in the Tower (The Winternight Trilogy, #2) The Girl in the Tower (The Winternight Trilogy, #2)
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avg rating 4.35 — 98,932 ratings — published 2017
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American Gods American Gods (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.11 — 941,694 ratings — published 2001
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Men and Monsters (Nightfall, #2) Men and Monsters (Nightfall, #2)
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avg rating 4.40 — 550 ratings — published 2018
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The Winter of the Witch (The Winternight Trilogy, #3) The Winter of the Witch (The Winternight Trilogy, #3)
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avg rating 4.49 — 78,234 ratings — published 2019
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Uprooted Uprooted (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.04 — 240,725 ratings — published 2015
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Irish Fairy and Folk Tales Irish Fairy and Folk Tales (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.05 — 5,538 ratings — published 1888
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Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.04 — 26,235 ratings — published 1975
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Spinning Silver Spinning Silver (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.20 — 132,305 ratings — published 2018
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The Arabian Nights The Arabian Nights (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 4.03 — 77,603 ratings — published 800
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Beowulf Beowulf (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.49 — 318,065 ratings — published 1000
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The Complete Fairy Tales The Complete Fairy Tales (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.29 — 107,218 ratings — published 1872
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Deathless Deathless (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.95 — 21,105 ratings — published 2011
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Thistlefoot Thistlefoot (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.96 — 19,066 ratings — published 2022
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Circe Circe (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.23 — 1,089,536 ratings — published 2018
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The Golem and the Jinni (The Golem and the Jinni, #1) The Golem and the Jinni (The Golem and the Jinni, #1)
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avg rating 4.13 — 125,025 ratings — published 2013
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Italian Folktales Italian Folktales (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.17 — 4,259 ratings — published 1956
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The Celtic Twilight: Faerie and Folklore The Celtic Twilight: Faerie and Folklore (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.02 — 3,157 ratings — published 1893
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Where the Mountain Meets the Moon Where the Mountain Meets the Moon (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.31 — 50,148 ratings — published 2009
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Lon Po Po: A Red-Riding Hood Story from China Lon Po Po: A Red-Riding Hood Story from China (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.06 — 18,245 ratings — published 1989
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Anansi the Spider: A Tale from the Ashanti Anansi the Spider: A Tale from the Ashanti (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.12 — 7,201 ratings — published 1973
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The Mitten The Mitten (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.28 — 92,316 ratings — published 1989
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The Mabinogion (Penguin Classics) The Mabinogion (Penguin Classics)
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avg rating 3.93 — 7,977 ratings — published 1400
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The World of Lore: Monstrous Creatures (The World of Lore, #1) The World of Lore: Monstrous Creatures (The World of Lore, #1)
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avg rating 3.94 — 6,207 ratings — published 2017
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Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.35 — 20,694 ratings — published 1987
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Russian Fairy Tales Russian Fairy Tales (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.20 — 3,776 ratings — published 1855
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Gods of Jade and Shadow Gods of Jade and Shadow (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.90 — 67,382 ratings — published 2019
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The Hero With a Thousand Faces The Hero With a Thousand Faces (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.13 — 41,880 ratings — published 1949
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The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.09 — 1,542 ratings — published 1911
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American Indian Myths and Legends American Indian Myths and Legends (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.08 — 5,304 ratings — published 1984
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Women Who Run With the Wolves Women Who Run With the Wolves (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.13 — 77,179 ratings — published 1992
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Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries (Emily Wilde, #1) Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries (Emily Wilde, #1)
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avg rating 4.03 — 97,615 ratings — published 2023
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The Golden Bough The Golden Bough (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.03 — 8,866 ratings — published 1890
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Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.06 — 68,260 ratings — published 1981
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Botanical Folk Tales of Britain and Ireland Botanical Folk Tales of Britain and Ireland (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.81 — 2,719 ratings — published 2018
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Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.84 — 5,249 ratings — published 1904
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The Power of Myth The Power of Myth (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.26 — 51,504 ratings — published 1988
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The Kalevala The Kalevala (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.05 — 5,574 ratings — published 1849
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The Lion and the Mouse The Lion and the Mouse (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.22 — 24,234 ratings — published 2009
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The Uses of Enchantment: The Meaning and Importance of Fairy Tales The Uses of Enchantment: The Meaning and Importance of Fairy Tales (Paperback)
by (shelved 61 times as folklore)
avg rating 3.84 — 5,868 ratings — published 1975
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Perrault's Fairy Tales Perrault's Fairy Tales (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.11 — 14,541 ratings — published 1697
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The Prose Edda: Norse Mythology (Penguin Classics) The Prose Edda: Norse Mythology (Penguin Classics)
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avg rating 4.16 — 14,278 ratings — published 1220
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The Rough-Face Girl The Rough-Face Girl (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.39 — 12,361 ratings — published 1998
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The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.92 — 58,184 ratings — published 1979
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The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.32 — 191,962 ratings — published 1989
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The Skull The Skull
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avg rating 4.26 — 7,967 ratings — published 2023
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The Blue Fairy Book The Blue Fairy Book (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.05 — 9,860 ratings — published 1889
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Signe Pike
“In prehistoric times, early man was bowled over by natural events: rain, thunder, lightning, the violent shaking and moving of the ground, mountains spewing deathly hot lava, the glow of the moon, the burning heat of the sun, the twinkling of the stars. Our human brain searched for an answer, and the conclusion was that it all must be caused by something greater than ourselves - this, of course, sprouted the earliest seeds of religion. This theory is certainly reflected in faery lore. In the beautiful sloping hills of Connemara in Ireland, for example, faeries were believed to have been just as beautiful, peaceful, and pleasant as the world around them. But in the Scottish Highlands, with their dark, brooding mountains and eerie highland lakes, villagers warned of deadly water-kelpies and spirit characters that packed a bit more punch.”
Signe Pike, Faery Tale: One Woman's Search for Enchantment in a Modern World

Jacob Grimm
“Look, there is the tree where seven men have married the ropemaker's daughter, and are now learning to fly.”
The Brothers Grimm, The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales

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Japanese Tales Japanese Tales (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.88 — 1,338 ratings — published 1980
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Encyclopedia of Fairies: Hobgoblins, Brownies, Bogies, & Other Supernatural Creatures Encyclopedia of Fairies: Hobgoblins, Brownies, Bogies, & Other Supernatural Creatures (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.26 — 1,231 ratings — published 1971
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The Book of Yokai: Mysterious Creatures of Japanese Folklore The Book of Yokai: Mysterious Creatures of Japanese Folklore (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.00 — 1,496 ratings — published 2014
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Morphology of the Folktale Morphology of the Folktale (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.01 — 1,998 ratings — published 1928
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Anansi Boys Anansi Boys (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 4.04 — 224,281 ratings — published 2005
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The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.11 — 69,032 ratings — published 2022
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Mythology Mythology (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.03 — 56,040 ratings — published 1942
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The Epic of Gilgamesh The Epic of Gilgamesh (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.74 — 106,006 ratings — published -2100
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The Song of Achilles The Song of Achilles (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.32 — 1,543,209 ratings — published 2011
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Favorite Folktales from Around the World Favorite Folktales from Around the World (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.18 — 912 ratings — published 1986
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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 3.76 — 71,155 ratings — published 1350
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The Wolf and the Woodsman The Wolf and the Woodsman (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.54 — 24,691 ratings — published 2021
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The Odyssey The Odyssey (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.81 — 1,095,062 ratings — published -700
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Bulfinch's Mythology Bulfinch's Mythology (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.14 — 12,002 ratings — published 1855
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Celtic Tales: Fairy Tales and Stories of Enchantment from Ireland, Scotland, Brittany, and Wales Celtic Tales: Fairy Tales and Stories of Enchantment from Ireland, Scotland, Brittany, and Wales (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.98 — 2,181 ratings — published 2016
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Mules and Men Mules and Men (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.10 — 6,076 ratings — published 1935
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Silver in the Wood (The Greenhollow Duology, #1) Silver in the Wood (The Greenhollow Duology, #1)
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avg rating 4.00 — 19,415 ratings — published 2019
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The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.20 — 95,106 ratings — published 1992
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The Witch's Heart The Witch's Heart (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.05 — 51,470 ratings — published 2021
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Rapunzel Rapunzel (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.18 — 17,003 ratings — published 1997
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Fearless Girls, Wise Women & Beloved Sisters: Heroines in Folktales from Around the World Fearless Girls, Wise Women & Beloved Sisters: Heroines in Folktales from Around the World (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.14 — 1,377 ratings — published 1998
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The Poetic Edda: Stories of the Norse Gods and Heroes The Poetic Edda: Stories of the Norse Gods and Heroes (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.26 — 11,079 ratings — published 1270
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The Mists of Avalon (Avalon, #1) The Mists of Avalon (Avalon, #1)
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avg rating 4.13 — 207,325 ratings — published 1982
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Arrow to the Sun Arrow to the Sun (Library Binding)
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avg rating 3.90 — 6,029 ratings — published 1974
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Vampires, Burial, and Death: Folklore and Reality Vampires, Burial, and Death: Folklore and Reality (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.99 — 781 ratings — published 1988
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The Cruel Prince (The Folk of the Air, #1) The Cruel Prince (The Folk of the Air, #1)
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avg rating 4.04 — 1,280,848 ratings — published 2018
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The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1) The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1)
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avg rating 4.31 — 3,068,946 ratings — published 2005
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Le Morte d'Arthur: King Arthur and the Legends of the Round Table Le Morte d'Arthur: King Arthur and the Legends of the Round Table (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 3.92 — 37,813 ratings — published 1485
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The Táin: From the Irish Epic Táin Bó Cúailnge The Táin: From the Irish Epic Táin Bó Cúailnge (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.95 — 4,532 ratings — published 750
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Rumpelstiltskin Rumpelstiltskin (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.25 — 17,656 ratings — published 1986
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The Norse Myths The Norse Myths (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.18 — 7,183 ratings — published 1980
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The Snow Child The Snow Child (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.00 — 150,961 ratings — published 2011
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The Vanishing Hitchhiker: American Urban Legends and Their Meanings The Vanishing Hitchhiker: American Urban Legends and Their Meanings (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.73 — 977 ratings — published 1981
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The Book of Imaginary Beings The Book of Imaginary Beings (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.05 — 9,235 ratings — published 1957
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Golem Golem (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.75 — 3,979 ratings — published 1996
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The People Could Fly: American Black Folktales The People Could Fly: American Black Folktales (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.30 — 1,598 ratings — published 1985
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African Folktales African Folktales (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.78 — 294 ratings — published 1983
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Ghostland: An American History in Haunted Places Ghostland: An American History in Haunted Places (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.74 — 9,399 ratings — published 2016
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Grimm's Fairy Tales Grimm's Fairy Tales (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.12 — 28,011 ratings — published 1812
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Dracula Dracula (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.01 — 1,291,337 ratings — published 1897
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From the Beast to the Blonde: On Fairy Tales and Their Tellers From the Beast to the Blonde: On Fairy Tales and Their Tellers (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.11 — 1,433 ratings — published 1994
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Strega Nona Strega Nona (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.26 — 88,864 ratings — published 1975
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Daughter of the Forest  (Sevenwaters, #1) Daughter of the Forest (Sevenwaters, #1)
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avg rating 4.28 — 66,090 ratings — published 1999
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Yeh-Shen: A Cinderella Story from China Yeh-Shen: A Cinderella Story from China (paperback)
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avg rating 4.06 — 2,841 ratings — published 1982
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Nordic Tales: Folktales from Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, and Denmark Nordic Tales: Folktales from Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, and Denmark (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.86 — 2,236 ratings — published 2019
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Stardust Stardust (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.10 — 460,837 ratings — published 1997
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Mythos: The Greek Myths Retold (Stephen Fry's Great Mythology, #1) Mythos: The Greek Myths Retold (Stephen Fry's Great Mythology, #1)
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avg rating 4.26 — 129,296 ratings — published 2017
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The Iliad The Iliad (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.91 — 461,290 ratings — published -800
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Chinese Fairy Tales and Fantasies Chinese Fairy Tales and Fantasies (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.90 — 616 ratings — published 1980
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“Look, there is the tree where seven men have married the ropemaker's daughter, and are now learning to fly.”
The Brothers Grimm, The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales

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“What are you reading?” she asked as he poured himself scotch and her a vodka. She looked over to the deserted volume. “Stories and Legends of Pagan Russia,” she read aloud. “Are you catching up on Yvan’s biography?”
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The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.05 — 12,124 ratings — published 1978
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Tikki Tikki Tembo Tikki Tikki Tembo (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.20 — 64,662 ratings — published 1968
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Japanese Fairy Tales (Tuttle Classics) Japanese Fairy Tales (Tuttle Classics)
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avg rating 3.69 — 5,119 ratings — published 1903
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Meeting the Other Crowd : The Fairy Stories of Hidden Ireland Meeting the Other Crowd : The Fairy Stories of Hidden Ireland (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.15 — 648 ratings — published 2003
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One Grain of Rice: A Mathematical Folktale One Grain of Rice: A Mathematical Folktale (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.31 — 3,138 ratings — published 1997
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Folktales from India Folktales from India (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.05 — 640 ratings — published 1992
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The Red Fairy Book The Red Fairy Book (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.13 — 3,464 ratings — published 1890
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The Hobbit (The Lord of the Rings, #0) The Hobbit (The Lord of the Rings, #0)
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avg rating 4.29 — 4,037,387 ratings — published 1937
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Snowflake in the Tea Snowflake in the Tea (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.06 — 95 ratings — published 2018
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The Ghost Bride The Ghost Bride (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.81 — 33,844 ratings — published 2013
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Tops & Bottoms Tops & Bottoms (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.32 — 7,702 ratings — published 1995
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D'Aulaires' Book of Greek Myths D'Aulaires' Book of Greek Myths (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.42 — 19,056 ratings — published 1962
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Raven: A Trickster Tale from the Pacific Northwest Raven: A Trickster Tale from the Pacific Northwest (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.00 — 2,007 ratings — published 1993
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Fairy Tales Fairy Tales (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.08 — 12,518 ratings — published 1835
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The Princess and the Warrior: A Tale of Two Volcanoes The Princess and the Warrior: A Tale of Two Volcanoes (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.17 — 1,635 ratings — published 2016
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The Ugly Duckling The Ugly Duckling (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.12 — 42,534 ratings — published 1843
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Norwegian Folktales Norwegian Folktales (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.98 — 924 ratings — published 1868
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The Scorpio Races The Scorpio Races (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.09 — 110,097 ratings — published 2011
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The Tiger's Wife The Tiger's Wife (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.42 — 100,077 ratings — published 2011
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John Henry (Picture Puffins) John Henry (Picture Puffins)
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avg rating 4.24 — 4,010 ratings — published 1994
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Celtic Myths and Legends Celtic Myths and Legends (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.10 — 3,015 ratings — published 1999
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In Ghostly Japan: Spooky Stories with the Folklore, Superstitions and Traditions of Old Japan (Tuttle Classics) In Ghostly Japan: Spooky Stories with the Folklore, Superstitions and Traditions of Old Japan (Tuttle Classics)
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avg rating 3.68 — 1,688 ratings — published 1899
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The Talking Eggs: A Folktale from the American South The Talking Eggs: A Folktale from the American South (Hardcover)
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A Thousand Beginnings and Endings A Thousand Beginnings and Endings (ebook)
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A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #1) A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #1)
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The Turnip Princess and Other Newly Discovered Fairy Tales The Turnip Princess and Other Newly Discovered Fairy Tales (Paperback)
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The Egyptian Cinderella The Egyptian Cinderella (Paperback)
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Six Crimson Cranes (Six Crimson Cranes, #1) Six Crimson Cranes (Six Crimson Cranes, #1)
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The Last Wish (The Witcher, #0.5) The Last Wish (The Witcher, #0.5)
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Once Upon a River Once Upon a River (Hardcover)
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Maypoles, Mandrakes and Mistletoe: A Treasury of British Folklore Maypoles, Mandrakes and Mistletoe: A Treasury of British Folklore (Hardcover)
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Irish Folk Tales Irish Folk Tales (Paperback)
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More Tales to Chill Your Bones More Tales to Chill Your Bones (Paperback)
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The Historian The Historian (Kindle Edition)
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The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood (Paperback)
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The Daughters of Ys The Daughters of Ys (Hardcover)
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The City of Brass (The Daevabad Trilogy, #1) The City of Brass (The Daevabad Trilogy, #1)
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Gossip from the Forest: A Search for the Hidden Roots of Our Fairytales Gossip from the Forest: A Search for the Hidden Roots of Our Fairytales (Hardcover)
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The Once and Future King (The Once and Future King, #1-4) The Once and Future King (The Once and Future King, #1-4)
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Starry River of the Sky Starry River of the Sky (Kindle Edition)
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Joseph Had a Little Overcoat Joseph Had a Little Overcoat (Hardcover)
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Why the Sun and the Moon Live in the Sky Why the Sun and the Moon Live in the Sky (Paperback)
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Two Old Women: An Alaskan Legend of Betrayal, Courage and Survival Two Old Women: An Alaskan Legend of Betrayal, Courage and Survival (Paperback)
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A River Enchanted (Elements of Cadence, #1) A River Enchanted (Elements of Cadence, #1)
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Daughter of the Moon Goddess (The Celestial Kingdom Duology, #1) Daughter of the Moon Goddess (The Celestial Kingdom Duology, #1)
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The World of Lore: Dreadful Places (The World of Lore, #3) The World of Lore: Dreadful Places (The World of Lore, #3)
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The Language of Thorns: Midnight Tales and Dangerous Magic (Grishaverse, #0.5, 2.5, 2.6) The Language of Thorns: Midnight Tales and Dangerous Magic (Grishaverse, #0.5, 2.5, 2.6)
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Baba Yaga's Assistant Baba Yaga's Assistant (Hardcover)
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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (Paperback)
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Martina the Beautiful Cockroach: A Cuban Folktale Martina the Beautiful Cockroach: A Cuban Folktale (Hardcover)
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Signe Pike
“In prehistoric times, early man was bowled over by natural events: rain, thunder, lightning, the violent shaking and moving of the ground, mountains spewing deathly hot lava, the glow of the moon, the burning heat of the sun, the twinkling of the stars. Our human brain searched for an answer, and the conclusion was that it all must be caused by something greater than ourselves - this, of course, sprouted the earliest seeds of religion. This theory is certainly reflected in faery lore. In the beautiful sloping hills of Connemara in Ireland, for example, faeries were believed to have been just as beautiful, peaceful, and pleasant as the world around them. But in the Scottish Highlands, with their dark, brooding mountains and eerie highland lakes, villagers warned of deadly water-kelpies and spirit characters that packed a bit more punch.”
Signe Pike, Faery Tale: One Woman's Search for Enchantment in a Modern World

J.R.R. Tolkien
“Pay heed to the tales of old wives. It may well be that they alone keep in memory what it was once needful for the wise to know.”
J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings

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More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (Library Binding)
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Medieval Folklore: A Guide to Myths, Legends, Tales, Beliefs, and Customs Medieval Folklore: A Guide to Myths, Legends, Tales, Beliefs, and Customs (Paperback)
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Storyland: A New Mythology of Britain Storyland: A New Mythology of Britain (Hardcover)
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The Saga of the Volsungs The Saga of the Volsungs (Paperback)
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The Only Good Indians The Only Good Indians (Hardcover)
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When You Trap a Tiger When You Trap a Tiger (Hardcover)
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The House with Chicken Legs The House with Chicken Legs (Paperback)
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East (East, #1) East (East, #1)
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The Tales of Beedle the Bard (Hogwarts Library, #3) The Tales of Beedle the Bard (Hogwarts Library, #3)
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Sistersong Sistersong (Hardcover)
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The Jumbies (The Jumbies, #1) The Jumbies (The Jumbies, #1)
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The Thief (The Queen's Thief, #1) The Thief (The Queen's Thief, #1)
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Tales of Old Japan: Folklore, Fairy Tales, Ghost Stories and Legends of the Samurai Tales of Old Japan: Folklore, Fairy Tales, Ghost Stories and Legends of the Samurai (Paperback)
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Stone Soup Stone Soup (Paperback)
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The Legend of the Bluebonnet The Legend of the Bluebonnet (Paperback)
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Every Tongue Got to Confess Every Tongue Got to Confess (Kindle Edition)
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Celtic Fairy Tales Celtic Fairy Tales (Paperback)
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English Fairy Tales English Fairy Tales (Kindle Edition)
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The United States of Cryptids: A Tour of American Myths and Monsters The United States of Cryptids: A Tour of American Myths and Monsters (Hardcover)
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For the Wolf (Wilderwood, #1) For the Wolf (Wilderwood, #1)
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The Darkest Part of the Forest The Darkest Part of the Forest (Hardcover)
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Baba Yaga Laid an Egg (Myths) Baba Yaga Laid an Egg (Myths)
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Saint George and the Dragon (Caldecott Medal Winner) Saint George and the Dragon (Caldecott Medal Winner)
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British Goblins: Welsh Folk Lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions British Goblins: Welsh Folk Lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions (Kindle Edition)
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Trickster Makes This World: Mischief, Myth, and Art Trickster Makes This World: Mischief, Myth, and Art (Paperback)
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A Story, a Story A Story, a Story (Paperback)
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The Wolf Who Cried Boy The Wolf Who Cried Boy (Hardcover)
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Tales of Norse Mythology Tales of Norse Mythology (Leather Bound)
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The Night Tiger The Night Tiger (Hardcover)
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The Battle of the Labyrinth (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #4) The Battle of the Labyrinth (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #4)
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The World of Lore: Wicked Mortals (The World of Lore, #2) The World of Lore: Wicked Mortals (The World of Lore, #2)
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Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm: A New English Version Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm: A New English Version (Hardcover)
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West of the Moon West of the Moon (Hardcover)
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Paul Bunyan, a Tall Tale Paul Bunyan, a Tall Tale (Paperback)
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Fables, Vol. 1: Legends in Exile Fables, Vol. 1: Legends in Exile (Paperback)
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A Treasury of Irish Myth, Legend and Folklore A Treasury of Irish Myth, Legend and Folklore (Hardcover)
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Trickster: Native American Tales, A Graphic Collection Trickster: Native American Tales, A Graphic Collection (Paperback)
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The Book of Werewolves The Book of Werewolves (Paperback)
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Odd and the Frost Giants Odd and the Frost Giants (Paperback)
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Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast (Paperback)
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Abiyoyo Abiyoyo (Paperback)
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The Green Fairy Book The Green Fairy Book (Paperback)
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Treacle Walker Treacle Walker (Hardcover)
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Metamorphoses Metamorphoses (Paperback)
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Once Upon a Time: A Short History of Fairy Tale Once Upon a Time: A Short History of Fairy Tale (Hardcover)
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The Twisted Ones The Twisted Ones (Hardcover)
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Shadow and Bone (The Shadow and Bone Trilogy, #1) Shadow and Bone (The Shadow and Bone Trilogy, #1)
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Celtic Myths and Legends (Celtic, Irish) Celtic Myths and Legends (Celtic, Irish)
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Gnomes Gnomes (Hardcover)
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Angela Carter's Book of Fairy Tales Angela Carter's Book of Fairy Tales (Hardcover)
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W.B. Yeats
“But after he had been singing awhile, mist and shadows seemed to gather about him, sometimes coming out of the sea, and sometimes moving upon it. It seemed to him that one of the shadows was the queen-woman he had seen in her sleep at Slieve Echtge; not in her sleep now, but mocking, and calling out to them that were behind her: 'He was weak, he was weak, he had no courage.' And he felt the strands of the rope in his hand yet, and went on twisting it, but it seemed to him as he twisted, that it had all the sorrows of the world in it. And then it seemed to him as if the rope had changed in his dream into a great water-worm that came out of the sea, and that twisted itself about him, and held him closer and closer, and grew from big to bigger till the whole of the earth and skies were wound up in it, and the stars themselves were but the shining of the ridges of its skin. And then he got free of it, and went on, shaking and unsteady, along the edge of the strand, and the grey shapes were flying here and there around him. And this is what they were saying, 'It is a pity for him that refuses the call of the daughters of the Sidhe, for he will find no comfort in the love of the women of the earth to the end of life and time, and the cold of the grave is in his heart for ever. It is death he has chosen; let him die, let him die, let him die.”
W.B. Yeats, Stories of Red Hanrahan

Jill Paton Walsh
“The protagonist of folktale is always, and intensely, a young person moving through ordeals into adult life. . . . and this is why there are no wicked stepchildren in the tales.”
Jill Paton Walsh

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Little Red Riding Hood Little Red Riding Hood (Hardcover)
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Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands (Emily Wilde, #2) Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands (Emily Wilde, #2)
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Where the Wild Ladies Are Where the Wild Ladies Are (Paperback)
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Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky (Tristan Strong, #1) Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky (Tristan Strong, #1)
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The Queen of Nothing (The Folk of the Air, #3) The Queen of Nothing (The Folk of the Air, #3)
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Just So Stories Just So Stories (Hardcover)
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The Sleeper and the Spindle The Sleeper and the Spindle (Hardcover)
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Tell My Horse: Voodoo and Life in Haiti and Jamaica Tell My Horse: Voodoo and Life in Haiti and Jamaica (Paperback)
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Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles, #1) Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles, #1)
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One Fine Day One Fine Day (Paperback)
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Myths to Live By Myths to Live By (Paperback)
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Baboushka and the Three Kings Baboushka and the Three Kings (Paperback)
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Stone Soup Stone Soup (Hardcover)
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Early Irish Myths and Sagas Early Irish Myths and Sagas (Paperback)
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The Book of Lost Things (The Book of Lost Things, #1) The Book of Lost Things (The Book of Lost Things, #1)
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Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell (Paperback)
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The Yellow Fairy Book The Yellow Fairy Book (Paperback)
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The Sagas of Icelanders The Sagas of Icelanders (Paperback)
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The Greek Myths: Complete Edition The Greek Myths: Complete Edition (Paperback)
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The Fox Wife The Fox Wife (Hardcover)
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The Last Cuentista The Last Cuentista (Hardcover)
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The Classic Fairy Tales The Classic Fairy Tales (Paperback)
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The Sisters of the Winter Wood The Sisters of the Winter Wood (Hardcover)
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Egg & Spoon Egg & Spoon (Hardcover)
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Yokai Attack!: The Japanese Monster Survival Guide Yokai Attack!: The Japanese Monster Survival Guide (Paperback)
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American Born Chinese American Born Chinese (Paperback)
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Collected Folk Tales Collected Folk Tales (Kindle Edition)
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The Vanishing People: Fairy Lore and Legends The Vanishing People: Fairy Lore and Legends (Hardcover)
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The White Goddess: A Historical Grammar of Poetic Myth The White Goddess: A Historical Grammar of Poetic Myth (Paperback)
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Once a Mouse... Once a Mouse... (Paperback)
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The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig (Paperback)
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The Three Pigs The Three Pigs (Hardcover)
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Nettle & Bone Nettle & Bone (Hardcover)
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The Old Magic of Christmas: Yuletide Traditions for the Darkest Days of the Year The Old Magic of Christmas: Yuletide Traditions for the Darkest Days of the Year (Paperback)
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Interview with the Vampire (The Vampire Chronicles, #1) Interview with the Vampire (The Vampire Chronicles, #1)
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Treasury of Greek Mythology: Classic Stories of Gods, Goddesses, Heroes & Monsters Treasury of Greek Mythology: Classic Stories of Gods, Goddesses, Heroes & Monsters (Hardcover)
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The Fairies in Tradition and Literature (Routledge Classics) The Fairies in Tradition and Literature (Routledge Classics)
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Siege and Storm (The Shadow and Bone Trilogy, #2) Siege and Storm (The Shadow and Bone Trilogy, #2)
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“The protagonist of folktale is always, and intensely, a young person moving through ordeals into adult life. . . . and this is why there are no wicked stepchildren in the tales.”
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Signe Pike
“In prehistoric times, early man was bowled over by natural events: rain, thunder, lightning, the violent shaking and moving of the ground, mountains spewing deathly hot lava, the glow of the moon, the burning heat of the sun, the twinkling of the stars. Our human brain searched for an answer, and the conclusion was that it all must be caused by something greater than ourselves - this, of course, sprouted the earliest seeds of religion. This theory is certainly reflected in faery lore. In the beautiful sloping hills of Connemara in Ireland, for example, faeries were believed to have been just as beautiful, peaceful, and pleasant as the world around them. But in the Scottish Highlands, with their dark, brooding mountains and eerie highland lakes, villagers warned of deadly water-kelpies and spirit characters that packed a bit more punch.”
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At the Bottom of the Garden: A Dark History of Fairies, Hobgoblins, Nymphs, and Other Troublesome Things At the Bottom of the Garden: A Dark History of Fairies, Hobgoblins, Nymphs, and Other Troublesome Things (Hardcover)
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The Last Olympian (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #5) The Last Olympian (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #5)
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The Crimson Fairy Book (The Rainbow Fairy Books) The Crimson Fairy Book (The Rainbow Fairy Books)
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I Know That My Savior Loves Me I Know That My Savior Loves Me (Hardcover)
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Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain: A Nandi Tale Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain: A Nandi Tale (Paperback)
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The Return of the King (The Lord of the Rings, #3) The Return of the King (The Lord of the Rings, #3)
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Little Red Riding Hood Uncloaked: Sex, Morality, and the Evolution of a Fairy Tale Little Red Riding Hood Uncloaked: Sex, Morality, and the Evolution of a Fairy Tale (Paperback)
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Lore Of The Land: A Guide To Englands Myths And Legends Lore Of The Land: A Guide To Englands Myths And Legends (Hardcover)
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“Fiction is written with reality and reality is written with fiction. We can write fiction because there is reality and we can write reality because there is fiction; everything we consider today to be myth and legend, our ancestors believed to be history and everything in our history includes myths and legends. Before the splendid modern-day mind was formed our cultures and civilizations were conceived in the wombs of, and born of, what we identify today as "fiction, unreality, myth, legend, fantasy, folklore, imaginations, fabrications and tall tales." And in our suddenly realized glory of all our modern-day "advancements" we somehow fail to ask ourselves the question "Who designated myths and legends as unreality? " But I ask myself this question because who decided that he was spectacular enough to stand up and say to our ancestors "You were all stupid and disillusioned and imagining things" and then why did we all decide to believe this person? There are many realities not just one. There is a truth that goes far beyond what we are told today to believe in. And we find that truth when we are brave enough to break away from what keeps everybody else feeling comfortable. Your reality is what you believe in. And nobody should be able to tell you to believe otherwise.”
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“The protagonist of folktale is always, and intensely, a young person moving through ordeals into adult life. . . . and this is why there are no wicked stepchildren in the tales.”
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Anansi and the Moss-Covered Rock (Anansi the Trickster) Anansi and the Moss-Covered Rock (Anansi the Trickster)
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The Tale of Tales, or Entertainment for Little Ones The Tale of Tales, or Entertainment for Little Ones (Paperback)
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The Once and Future Witches The Once and Future Witches (Hardcover)
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How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories (ebook)
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Hag: Forgotten Folktales Retold Hag: Forgotten Folktales Retold (Hardcover)
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Drowned Country (The Greenhollow Duology, #2) Drowned Country (The Greenhollow Duology, #2)
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Ozark Magic and Folklore Ozark Magic and Folklore (Paperback)
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Backwoods Witchcraft: Conjure & Folk Magic from Appalachia Backwoods Witchcraft: Conjure & Folk Magic from Appalachia (Paperback)
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The Krampus and the Old, Dark Christmas: Roots and Rebirth of the Folkloric Devil The Krampus and the Old, Dark Christmas: Roots and Rebirth of the Folkloric Devil (Paperback)
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Scarlet (The Lunar Chronicles, #2) Scarlet (The Lunar Chronicles, #2)
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The Buried Giant The Buried Giant (Hardcover)
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The Dream Thieves (The Raven Cycle, #2) The Dream Thieves (The Raven Cycle, #2)
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Russian Magic Tales from Pushkin to Platonov Russian Magic Tales from Pushkin to Platonov (Paperback)
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The Boy Who Cried Bigfoot! The Boy Who Cried Bigfoot! (Unknown Binding)
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The Annotated Brothers Grimm The Annotated Brothers Grimm (Hardcover)
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The Dark Is Rising (The Dark is Rising, #2) The Dark Is Rising (The Dark is Rising, #2)
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Northern Tales: Stories from the Native Peoples of the Arctic and Sub-Arctic Regions Northern Tales: Stories from the Native Peoples of the Arctic and Sub-Arctic Regions (Paperback)
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Pissing in the Snow and Other Ozark Folktales Pissing in the Snow and Other Ozark Folktales (Paperback)
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The People of the Sea The People of the Sea (Paperback)
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The Children of Gods and Fighting Men (Gael Song #1) The Children of Gods and Fighting Men (Gael Song #1)
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Treasury of Folklore, Seas and Rivers: Sirens, Selkies And Ghost Ships Treasury of Folklore, Seas and Rivers: Sirens, Selkies And Ghost Ships (Hardcover)
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The Empress of Salt and Fortune (The Singing Hills Cycle #1) The Empress of Salt and Fortune (The Singing Hills Cycle #1)
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The Snow Queen (Everyman's Library Children's Classics Series) The Snow Queen (Everyman's Library Children's Classics Series)
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I Know What I Saw: Modern-Day Encounters with Monsters of New Urban Legend and Ancient Lore I Know What I Saw: Modern-Day Encounters with Monsters of New Urban Legend and Ancient Lore (Kindle Edition)
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The Hazel Wood (The Hazel Wood, #1) The Hazel Wood (The Hazel Wood, #1)
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Phantom Armies of the Night: The Wild Hunt and the Ghostly Processions of the Undead Phantom Armies of the Night: The Wild Hunt and the Ghostly Processions of the Undead (Paperback)
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Not One Damsel in Distress: World Folktales for Strong Girls Not One Damsel in Distress: World Folktales for Strong Girls (Hardcover)
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The Empty Pot (An Owlet Book) The Empty Pot (An Owlet Book)
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Norse Mythology: A Guide to Gods, Heroes, Rituals, and Beliefs Norse Mythology: A Guide to Gods, Heroes, Rituals, and Beliefs (Paperback)
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Julie Kagawa
“It would be dreadfully
ironic, I mused, if once I earned a soul, I forgot everything about being fey, including all my memories of her. That sort of ending seemed
appropriately tragic; the smitten fey creature becomes human but forgets why he wanted to in the first place. Old fairy tales loved that sort of irony.”
Julie Kagawa

W.B. Yeats
“Round these men stories tended to group themselves, sometimes deserting more ancient heroes for the purpose. Round poets have they gathered especially, for poetry in Ireland has always been mysteriously connected with magic.”
W.B. Yeats, Irish Fairy and Folk Tales

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Gumbo Ya-Ya: A Collection of Louisiana Folk Tales Gumbo Ya-Ya: A Collection of Louisiana Folk Tales (Paperback)
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Food for the Dead: On the Trail of New England's Vampires Food for the Dead: On the Trail of New England's Vampires (Paperback)
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The Children of Odin: The Book of Northern Myths The Children of Odin: The Book of Northern Myths (Paperback)
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The Three Billy Goats Gruff (Paul Galdone Nursery Classic) The Three Billy Goats Gruff (Paul Galdone Nursery Classic)
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The Study of American Folklore: An Introduction The Study of American Folklore: An Introduction (Hardcover)
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The Choking Doberman: And Other Urban Legends The Choking Doberman: And Other Urban Legends (Paperback)
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The Little Book of the Hidden People: Twenty Stories of Elves from Icelandic Folklore The Little Book of the Hidden People: Twenty Stories of Elves from Icelandic Folklore (Kindle Edition)
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The Arabian Nights: Tales of 1001 Nights, Volume 1 The Arabian Nights: Tales of 1001 Nights, Volume 1 (Paperback)
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The Two Towers (The Lord of the Rings, #2) The Two Towers (The Lord of the Rings, #2)
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W.B. Yeats
“The Celt, and his cromlechs, and his pillar-stones, these will not change much – indeed, it is doubtful if anybody at all changes at any time. In spite of hosts of deniers, and asserters, and wise-men, and professors, the majority still are adverse to sitting down to dine thirteen at a table, or being helped to salt, or walking under a ladder, of seeing a single magpie flirting his chequered tale. There are, of course, children of light who have set their faces against all this, although even a newspaperman, if you entice him into a cemetery at midnight, will believe in phantoms, for everyone is a visionary, if you scratch him deep enough. But the Celt, unlike any other, is a visionary without scratching.”
William Butler Yeats

W.B. Yeats
“The host is rushing 'twixt day and night,
And where is there hope or deed as fair?
Caoilte tossing his burning hair,
And Niamh calling Away, come away.”
W.B. Yeats

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Too Good to Be True: The Colossal Book of Urban Legends Too Good to Be True: The Colossal Book of Urban Legends (Paperback)
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A Treasury of Irish Fairy and Folk Tales A Treasury of Irish Fairy and Folk Tales (Leather Bound)
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American Monsters: A History of Monster Lore, Legends, and Sightings in America American Monsters: A History of Monster Lore, Legends, and Sightings in America (Paperback)
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Faeries, Elves and Goblins: The Old Stories Faeries, Elves and Goblins: The Old Stories (Hardcover)
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The Night Battles: Witchcraft and Agrarian Cults in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries The Night Battles: Witchcraft and Agrarian Cults in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries (Paperback)
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Johnny Appleseed: A Tall Tale Johnny Appleseed: A Tall Tale (Hardcover)
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Fables Fables (Library Binding)
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It Could Always Be Worse: A Yiddish Folk Tale (Caldecott Honor Book) (Michael Di Capua Books) It Could Always Be Worse: A Yiddish Folk Tale (Caldecott Honor Book) (Michael Di Capua Books)
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Aradia: Gospel of the Witches Aradia: Gospel of the Witches (Paperback)
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Giants, Monsters, and Dragons: An Encyclopedia of Folklore, Legend, and Myth Giants, Monsters, and Dragons: An Encyclopedia of Folklore, Legend, and Myth (Paperback)
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Goldilocks and the Three Bears Goldilocks and the Three Bears (Hardcover)
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British Folk Tales and Legends: A Sampler (Routledge Classics) British Folk Tales and Legends: A Sampler (Routledge Classics)
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When Among Crows When Among Crows (Hardcover)
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The Little Mermaid The Little Mermaid (Hardcover)
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A Spindle Splintered (Fractured Fables, #1) A Spindle Splintered (Fractured Fables, #1)
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Love in Colour: Mythical Tales from Around the World, Retold Love in Colour: Mythical Tales from Around the World, Retold (Hardcover)
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The Girl Who Speaks Bear The Girl Who Speaks Bear (Paperback)
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The Fiends in the Furrows: An Anthology of Folk Horror The Fiends in the Furrows: An Anthology of Folk Horror (Kindle Edition)
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The Terror That Comes in the Night: An Experience-Centered Study of Supernatural Assault Traditions The Terror That Comes in the Night: An Experience-Centered Study of Supernatural Assault Traditions (Paperback)
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Witches, Werewolves, and Fairies: Shapeshifters and Astral Doubles in the Middle Ages Witches, Werewolves, and Fairies: Shapeshifters and Astral Doubles in the Middle Ages (Paperback)
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Ancient Legends, Mystic Charms And Superstitions Of Ireland Ancient Legends, Mystic Charms And Superstitions Of Ireland (Paperback)
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The Storyteller The Storyteller (Hardcover)
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The Wrath and the Dawn (The Wrath and the Dawn, #1) The Wrath and the Dawn (The Wrath and the Dawn, #1)
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“The odor of burning sulphur shifted on the night air, acrid, a little foul. Somewhere, the Canaan dwellers had learned of a supplier of castor - an extract from the beaver's perineal glands. Little packets containing the brown-orange mass of dried animal matter arrived from Detroit at the Post Office's "general delivery." At home, by the kerosene light, the recipients unwrapped the packets. A poor relative sometimes would be given some of the fibrous gland, bitter and smelling slightly like strong human sweat, and the rest would go into a Mason jar. Each night, as prescribed by old Burrifous through his oracle, Ronnie, a litt1e would be mixed with clear spring water. And as it gave the water a creamy, rusty look, the owner would sigh with awe and fear. The creature, wolf or man, became more real through the very specific which was to vanquish him.”
Leslie H. Whitten Jr., Moon of the Wolf

Juliet Marillier
“Every ancient tale has truth at its heart," I said. "That's what I've always believed, anyway. But after years and years of retelling, the shape of those old stories changes. What may once have been simple and easily recognized becomes strange, wondrous and magical. Those are only the trappings of the story. The truth lies beneath those fantastic garments.”
Juliet Marillier, Tower of Thorns

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East o' the Sun and West o' the Moon East o' the Sun and West o' the Moon (Hardcover)
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The Annotated Classic Fairy Tales The Annotated Classic Fairy Tales (Hardcover)
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Medusa's Gaze and Vampire's Bite: The Science of Monsters Medusa's Gaze and Vampire's Bite: The Science of Monsters (Hardcover)
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A Short History of Myth A Short History of Myth (Paperback)
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Folklore, Myths and Legends of Britain Folklore, Myths and Legends of Britain (Hardcover)
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Adelita: A Mexican Cinderella Story Adelita: A Mexican Cinderella Story (Paperback)
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The Little Red Hen The Little Red Hen (Hardcover)
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The Fairy-Tale Detectives (The Sisters Grimm, #1) The Fairy-Tale Detectives (The Sisters Grimm, #1)
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The Element Encyclopedia of Magical Creatures: The Ultimate A-Z of Fantastic Beings from Myth and Magic The Element Encyclopedia of Magical Creatures: The Ultimate A-Z of Fantastic Beings from Myth and Magic (Paperback)
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Rapunzel's Revenge (Rapunzel's Revenge, #1) Rapunzel's Revenge (Rapunzel's Revenge, #1)
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The Dark-Thirty: Southern Tales of the Supernatural The Dark-Thirty: Southern Tales of the Supernatural (Hardcover)
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Clever Maids: The Secret History of the Grimm Fairy Tales Clever Maids: The Secret History of the Grimm Fairy Tales (Paperback)
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The Big Book of Urban Legends The Big Book of Urban Legends (Paperback)
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The Lilac Fairy Book The Lilac Fairy Book (Paperback)
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Myths and Legends of Japan Myths and Legends of Japan (Paperback)
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Breaking the Magic Spell: Radical Theories of Folk and Fairy Tales Breaking the Magic Spell: Radical Theories of Folk and Fairy Tales (Paperback)
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Philip Pullman
“Finally, I’d say to anyone who wants to tell these tales, don’t be afraid to be superstitious. If you have a lucky pen, use it. If you speak with more force and wit when wearing one red sock and one blue one, dress like that. When I’m at work I’m highly superstitious. My own superstition has to do with the voice in which the story comes out. I believe that every story is attended by its own sprite, whose voice we embody when we tell the tale, and that we tell it more successfully if we approach the sprite with a certain degree of respect and courtesy. These sprites are both old and young, male and female, sentimental and cynical, sceptical and credulous, and so on, and what’s more, they’re completely amoral: like the air-spirits who helped Strong Hans escape from the cave, the story-sprites are willing to serve whoever has the ring, whoever is telling the tale. To the accusation that this is nonsense, that all you need to tell a story is a human imagination, I reply, ‘Of course, and this is the way my imagination works.”
Philip Pullman, Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm: A New English Version

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“I'm Liam of Erinthia. I'm here to rescue you ... And You are not Cinderella. You are a tree branch wrapped in a sheet”
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Folklore Rules: A Fun, Quick, and Useful Introduction to the Field of Academic Folklore Studies Folklore Rules: A Fun, Quick, and Useful Introduction to the Field of Academic Folklore Studies (Hardcover)
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“My view of writing "Coldest Girl in Coldtown" was to take every single thing that I loved from every vampire book I had ever read and dump it into one book--everything I like--trying to evoke some of the decadence… Vampires are a high-class monster: They want to dress up. They want to drink a lot of absinthe, or force their victims to drink a lot of absinthe. They have big parties and have elegant rituals. I think that's a thing we associate with vampires--they are the royalty of our monsters. We expect them to be rich, we expect them to be well-dressed. I wanted to have some of that be true because I like it, and have some of it not be true because it's kind of weird.

I wanted to put in the idea of infection, which I was really interested in and which was a big feature of the vampire books I read growing up. And, the fear and desire for infection--the way in which our urge towards loving vampires is nihilistic. Our fear of them is our survival instincts kicking in.”
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W.B. Yeats
“But after he had been singing awhile, mist and shadows seemed to gather about him, sometimes coming out of the sea, and sometimes moving upon it. It seemed to him that one of the shadows was the queen-woman he had seen in her sleep at Slieve Echtge; not in her sleep now, but mocking, and calling out to them that were behind her: 'He was weak, he was weak, he had no courage.' And he felt the strands of the rope in his hand yet, and went on twisting it, but it seemed to him as he twisted, that it had all the sorrows of the world in it. And then it seemed to him as if the rope had changed in his dream into a great water-worm that came out of the sea, and that twisted itself about him, and held him closer and closer, and grew from big to bigger till the whole of the earth and skies were wound up in it, and the stars themselves were but the shining of the ridges of its skin. And then he got free of it, and went on, shaking and unsteady, along the edge of the strand, and the grey shapes were flying here and there around him. And this is what they were saying, 'It is a pity for him that refuses the call of the daughters of the Sidhe, for he will find no comfort in the love of the women of the earth to the end of life and time, and the cold of the grave is in his heart for ever. It is death he has chosen; let him die, let him die, let him die.”
W.B. Yeats, Stories of Red Hanrahan

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My Mother She Killed Me, My Father He Ate Me: Forty New Fairy Tales My Mother She Killed Me, My Father He Ate Me: Forty New Fairy Tales (Paperback)
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The Wee Free Men (Discworld, #30; Tiffany Aching, #1) The Wee Free Men (Discworld, #30; Tiffany Aching, #1)
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Vampire Forensics: Uncovering the Origins of an Enduring Legend Vampire Forensics: Uncovering the Origins of an Enduring Legend (Hardcover)
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Terri Windling
“Some years ago I had a conversation with a man who thought that writing and editing fantasy books was a rather frivolous job for a grown woman like me. He wasn’t trying to be contentious, but he himself was a probation officer, working with troubled kids from the Indian reservation where he’d been raised. Day in, day out, he dealt in a concrete way with very concrete problems, well aware that his words and deeds could change young lives for good or ill.
I argued that certain stories are also capable of changing lives, addressing some of the same problems and issues he confronted in his daily work: problems of poverty, violence, and alienation, issues of culture, race, gender, and class...
“Stories aren’t real,” he told me shortly. “They don’t feed a kid left home in an empty house. Or keep an abusive relative at bay. Or prevent an unloved child from finding ‘family’ in the nearest gang.”
Sometimes they do, I tried to argue. The right stories, read at the right time, can be as important as shelter or food. They can help us to escape calamity, and heal us in its aftermath. He frowned, dismissing this foolishness, but his wife was more conciliatory. “Write down the names of some books,” she said. “Maybe we’ll read them.”
I wrote some titles on a scrap of paper, and the top three were by Charles de lint – for these are precisely the kind of tales that Charles tells better than anyone. The vital, necessary stories. The ones that can change and heal young lives. Stories that use the power of myth to speak truth to the human heart.
Charles de Lint creates a magical world that’s not off in a distant Neverland but here and now and accessible, formed by the “magic” of friendship, art, community, and social activism. Although most of his books have not been published specifically for adolescents and young adults, nonetheless young readers find them and embrace them with particular passion. I’ve long lost count of the number of times I’ve heard people from troubled backgrounds say that books by Charles saved them in their youth, and kept them going.
Recently I saw that parole officer again, and I asked after his work. “Gets harder every year,” he said. “Or maybe I’m just getting old.” He stopped me as I turned to go. “That writer? That Charles de Lint? My wife got me to read them books…. Sometimes I pass them to the kids.”
“Do they like them?” I asked him curiously.
“If I can get them to read, they do. I tell them: Stories are important.
And then he looked at me and smiled.”
Terri Windling

“Nous illustrons la soif de liberté, l'individualisme, la bougeotte et nous nous retrouvons aujourd'hui comme ces porteurs d'une industrie associé aux hamburgers, blue-jeans et Marlboro. D'un côté, il y a les éleveurs, les cow-boys professionnels, les Indiens, les bergers, qui luttent pour préserver leur mode de vie. De l'autre, les ranches pour 'dudes' et les magasins d'articles western pour touristes, qui prospèrent sur une image qu'ils contribuent à détruire. Nous faisons nos courses au Walmart du coin, le touriste ira compléter son déguisement de parfait cow-boy dans les magasins chic du centre-ville. Le tourisme ne peut pas sauver les cultures en voie de disparition. Au contraire, il les stérilise et les expédie dans les archives folkloriques.”
Pascal Wick, Journal d'un berger nomade

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Encyclopedia of Spirits: The Ultimate Guide to the Magic of Fairies, Genies, Demons, Ghosts, Gods  Goddesses Encyclopedia of Spirits: The Ultimate Guide to the Magic of Fairies, Genies, Demons, Ghosts, Gods Goddesses (Hardcover)
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Amy Kuivalainen
“What are you reading?” she asked as he poured himself scotch and her a vodka. She looked over to the deserted volume. “Stories and Legends of Pagan Russia,” she read aloud. “Are you catching up on Yvan’s biography?”
Amy Kuivalainen, Cry of the Firebird

Jill Paton Walsh
“The protagonist of folktale is always, and intensely, a young person moving through ordeals into adult life. . . . and this is why there are no wicked stepchildren in the tales.”
Jill Paton Walsh

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“The Celt, and his cromlechs, and his pillar-stones, these will not change much – indeed, it is doubtful if anybody at all changes at any time. In spite of hosts of deniers, and asserters, and wise-men, and professors, the majority still are adverse to sitting down to dine thirteen at a table, or being helped to salt, or walking under a ladder, of seeing a single magpie flirting his chequered tale. There are, of course, children of light who have set their faces against all this, although even a newspaperman, if you entice him into a cemetery at midnight, will believe in phantoms, for everyone is a visionary, if you scratch him deep enough. But the Celt, unlike any other, is a visionary without scratching.”
William Butler Yeats

Juliet Marillier
“Every ancient tale has truth at its heart," I said. "That's what I've always believed, anyway. But after years and years of retelling, the shape of those old stories changes. What may once have been simple and easily recognized becomes strange, wondrous and magical. Those are only the trappings of the story. The truth lies beneath those fantastic garments.”
Juliet Marillier, Tower of Thorns

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The Lore and Language of Schoolchildren (New York Review Books Classics) The Lore and Language of Schoolchildren (New York Review Books Classics)
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The Secret History of Vampires: Their Multiple Forms and Hidden Purposes The Secret History of Vampires: Their Multiple Forms and Hidden Purposes (Paperback)
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Folklore of the Scottish Highlands Folklore of the Scottish Highlands (Paperback)
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Don't Bet on the Prince Don't Bet on the Prince (Paperback)
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The Return of the Dead: Ghosts, Ancestors, and the Transparent Veil of the Pagan Mind The Return of the Dead: Ghosts, Ancestors, and the Transparent Veil of the Pagan Mind (Paperback)
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The Sandman, Vol. 10: The Wake The Sandman, Vol. 10: The Wake (Hardcover)
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Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch (Mass Market Paperback)
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The Rose and the Beast: Fairy Tales Retold The Rose and the Beast: Fairy Tales Retold (Paperback)
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The Complete Tales of Uncle Remus The Complete Tales of Uncle Remus (Hardcover)
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Spirits, Fairies, Leprechauns, and Goblins: An Encyclopedia Spirits, Fairies, Leprechauns, and Goblins: An Encyclopedia (Paperback)
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Abbey Lubbers, Banshees, & Boggarts: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Fairies Abbey Lubbers, Banshees, & Boggarts: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Fairies (Hardcover)
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Folktales of England (Folktales of the World) Folktales of England (Folktales of the World)
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Curious Myths of the Middle Ages Curious Myths of the Middle Ages (Kindle Edition)
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The Study of Folklore The Study of Folklore (Hardcover)
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The Victorian Fairy Tale Book The Victorian Fairy Tale Book (Paperback)
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Cassell Dictionary of Superstitions Cassell Dictionary of Superstitions (Hardcover)
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FOLKTALES OF THE BRITISH ISLES FOLKTALES OF THE BRITISH ISLES (Paperback)
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The Interpretation of Fairy Tales: Revised Edition (C. G. Jung Foundation Books Series) The Interpretation of Fairy Tales: Revised Edition (C. G. Jung Foundation Books Series)
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Twilight of the Godlings: The Shadowy Beginnings of Britain's Supernatural Beings Twilight of the Godlings: The Shadowy Beginnings of Britain's Supernatural Beings (Kindle Edition)
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The Magic of Mushrooms: Fungi in Folklore, Superstition and Traditional Medicine The Magic of Mushrooms: Fungi in Folklore, Superstition and Traditional Medicine (Hardcover)
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Ian Rankin
“Witches never existed, except in people’s minds. All there was in the olden days was women and some men who believed in herbal cures and in folklore and in the wish to fly. Witches? We’re all witches in one way or another. Witches was the invention of mankind, son. We’re all witches beneath the skin.”
Ian Rankin, The Flood

Jacob Grimm
“Look, there is the tree where seven men have married the ropemaker's daughter, and are now learning to fly.”
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The Stolen Heir (The Stolen Heir Duology, #1) The Stolen Heir (The Stolen Heir Duology, #1)
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Tales From the Hinterland (The Hazel Wood, #2.5) Tales From the Hinterland (The Hazel Wood, #2.5)
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Beauty & the Beast: A Pop-up Book of the Classic Fairy Tale Beauty & the Beast: A Pop-up Book of the Classic Fairy Tale (Hardcover)
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Believe Me, Goldilocks Rocks!: The Story of the Three Bears as Told by Baby Bear (The Other Side of the Story) Believe Me, Goldilocks Rocks!: The Story of the Three Bears as Told by Baby Bear (The Other Side of the Story)
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Baba Yaga: The Wild Witch of the East in Russian Fairy Tales Baba Yaga: The Wild Witch of the East in Russian Fairy Tales (Kindle Edition)
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“The protagonist of folktale is always, and intensely, a young person moving through ordeals into adult life. . . . and this is why there are no wicked stepchildren in the tales.”
Jill Paton Walsh

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“Every ancient tale has truth at its heart," I said. "That's what I've always believed, anyway. But after years and years of retelling, the shape of those old stories changes. What may once have been simple and easily recognized becomes strange, wondrous and magical. Those are only the trappings of the story. The truth lies beneath those fantastic garments.”
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The Emperor's New Clothes The Emperor's New Clothes (Hardcover)
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The Witch of Duva (Grishaverse, #0.5) The Witch of Duva (Grishaverse, #0.5)
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The Day It Snowed Tortillas / El día que nevó tortilla The Day It Snowed Tortillas / El día que nevó tortilla (Paperback)
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Ecstasies: Deciphering the Witches' Sabbath Ecstasies: Deciphering the Witches' Sabbath (Paperback)
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Hellboy, Vol. 3: The Chained Coffin and Others Hellboy, Vol. 3: The Chained Coffin and Others (Paperback)
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The Irresistible Fairy Tale: The Cultural and Social History of a Genre The Irresistible Fairy Tale: The Cultural and Social History of a Genre (Hardcover)
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Red Sky at Night: The Book of Lost Countryside Wisdom Red Sky at Night: The Book of Lost Countryside Wisdom (Hardcover)
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American Tall Tales American Tall Tales (Hardcover)
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Little Red Riding Hood: A Newfangled Prairie Tale Little Red Riding Hood: A Newfangled Prairie Tale (Paperback)
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Alif the Unseen Alif the Unseen (Hardcover)
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Legends of the Fire Spirits: Jinn and Genies from Arabia to Zanzibar Legends of the Fire Spirits: Jinn and Genies from Arabia to Zanzibar (Paperback)
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The Sandman, Vol. 3: Dream Country The Sandman, Vol. 3: Dream Country (Hardcover)
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Celtic Heritage: Ancient Tradition in Ireland and Wales Celtic Heritage: Ancient Tradition in Ireland and Wales (Paperback)
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Bloodstoppers and Bearwalkers: Folk Traditions of the Upper Peninsula Bloodstoppers and Bearwalkers: Folk Traditions of the Upper Peninsula (Paperback)
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The Faery Reel: Tales from the Twilight Realm The Faery Reel: Tales from the Twilight Realm (Paperback)
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“The odor of burning sulphur shifted on the night air, acrid, a little foul. Somewhere, the Canaan dwellers had learned of a supplier of castor - an extract from the beaver's perineal glands. Little packets containing the brown-orange mass of dried animal matter arrived from Detroit at the Post Office's "general delivery." At home, by the kerosene light, the recipients unwrapped the packets. A poor relative sometimes would be given some of the fibrous gland, bitter and smelling slightly like strong human sweat, and the rest would go into a Mason jar. Each night, as prescribed by old Burrifous through his oracle, Ronnie, a litt1e would be mixed with clear spring water. And as it gave the water a creamy, rusty look, the owner would sigh with awe and fear. The creature, wolf or man, became more real through the very specific which was to vanquish him.”
Leslie H. Whitten Jr., Moon of the Wolf

Amy Kuivalainen
“What are you reading?” she asked as he poured himself scotch and her a vodka. She looked over to the deserted volume. “Stories and Legends of Pagan Russia,” she read aloud. “Are you catching up on Yvan’s biography?”
Amy Kuivalainen, Cry of the Firebird

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Diana Wynne Jones
“If you take myth and folklore, and these things that speak in symbols, they can be interpreted in so many ways that although the actual image is clear enough, the interpretation is infinitely blurred, a sort of enormous rainbow of every possible colour you could imagine.”
Diana Wynne Jones

W.B. Yeats
“The Celt, and his cromlechs, and his pillar-stones, these will not change much – indeed, it is doubtful if anybody at all changes at any time. In spite of hosts of deniers, and asserters, and wise-men, and professors, the majority still are adverse to sitting down to dine thirteen at a table, or being helped to salt, or walking under a ladder, of seeing a single magpie flirting his chequered tale. There are, of course, children of light who have set their faces against all this, although even a newspaperman, if you entice him into a cemetery at midnight, will believe in phantoms, for everyone is a visionary, if you scratch him deep enough. But the Celt, unlike any other, is a visionary without scratching.”
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The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Mythology: An A-Z Guide to the Myths and Legends of the Ancient World The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Mythology: An A-Z Guide to the Myths and Legends of the Ancient World (Hardcover)
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Ghosts (The Enchanted World Series) Ghosts (The Enchanted World Series)
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Night Creatures (The Enchanted World Series) Night Creatures (The Enchanted World Series)
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Encyclopedia of Things That Never Were: Creatures, Places, and People Encyclopedia of Things That Never Were: Creatures, Places, and People (Paperback)
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Fables Fables (Paperback)
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In a Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories In a Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories (Paperback)
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The People Could Fly: The Picture Book The People Could Fly: The Picture Book (Hardcover)
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Myths and Legends of the British Isles Myths and Legends of the British Isles (Paperback)
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The Warlock (The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel, #5) The Warlock (The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel, #5)
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Peter Redgrove
“The mystery religions were instituted in order to protect the marvels of the commonplace from those who would devalue them.”
Peter Redgrove, The Black Goddess and the Unseen Real: Our Uncommon Senses and Their Common Sense

C. JoyBell C.
“Fiction is written with reality and reality is written with fiction. We can write fiction because there is reality and we can write reality because there is fiction; everything we consider today to be myth and legend, our ancestors believed to be history and everything in our history includes myths and legends. Before the splendid modern-day mind was formed our cultures and civilizations were conceived in the wombs of, and born of, what we identify today as "fiction, unreality, myth, legend, fantasy, folklore, imaginations, fabrications and tall tales." And in our suddenly realized glory of all our modern-day "advancements" we somehow fail to ask ourselves the question "Who designated myths and legends as unreality? " But I ask myself this question because who decided that he was spectacular enough to stand up and say to our ancestors "You were all stupid and disillusioned and imagining things" and then why did we all decide to believe this person? There are many realities not just one. There is a truth that goes far beyond what we are told today to believe in. And we find that truth when we are brave enough to break away from what keeps everybody else feeling comfortable. Your reality is what you believe in. And nobody should be able to tell you to believe otherwise.”
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شجرة الكرز المقدسة .. حكايات شعبية من اليابان شجرة الكرز المقدسة .. حكايات شعبية من اليابان (Unknown Binding)
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The Real Mother Goose The Real Mother Goose (Hardcover)
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Anansi Goes Fishing (Anansi the Trickster) Anansi Goes Fishing (Anansi the Trickster)
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The Black Cauldron (The Chronicles of Prydain, #2) The Black Cauldron (The Chronicles of Prydain, #2)
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Anansi and the Talking Melon Anansi and the Talking Melon (Hardcover)
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The Golden Mare, the Firebird, and the Magic Ring The Golden Mare, the Firebird, and the Magic Ring (Hardcover)
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Gypsy Folk Tales Gypsy Folk Tales (Paperback)
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The Steadfast Tin Soldier The Steadfast Tin Soldier (Library Binding)
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Floral Folklore: The Forgotten Tales Behind Nature’s Most Enchanting Plants Floral Folklore: The Forgotten Tales Behind Nature’s Most Enchanting Plants (Hardcover)
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Beowulf: A Translation and Commentary, together with Sellic Spell Beowulf: A Translation and Commentary, together with Sellic Spell (ebook)
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W.B. Yeats
“Round these men stories tended to group themselves, sometimes deserting more ancient heroes for the purpose. Round poets have they gathered especially, for poetry in Ireland has always been mysteriously connected with magic.”
W.B. Yeats, Irish Fairy and Folk Tales

George R.R. Martin
“Most have been forgotten. Most deserve to be forgotten. The heroes will always be remembered. The best. The best and the worst. And a few who were a bit of both.”
George R.R. Martin, A Feast for Crows

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Feathered Serpent and the Five Suns: A Mesoamerican Creation Myth Feathered Serpent and the Five Suns: A Mesoamerican Creation Myth (Hardcover)
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The Left-Handed Booksellers of London (Left-Handed Booksellers of London, #1) The Left-Handed Booksellers of London (Left-Handed Booksellers of London, #1)
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The Last Kingdom (The Saxon Stories, #1) The Last Kingdom (The Saxon Stories, #1)
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The History of Magic: From Alchemy to Witchcraft, from the Ice Age to the Present The History of Magic: From Alchemy to Witchcraft, from the Ice Age to the Present (Kindle Edition)
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“But after he had been singing awhile, mist and shadows seemed to gather about him, sometimes coming out of the sea, and sometimes moving upon it. It seemed to him that one of the shadows was the queen-woman he had seen in her sleep at Slieve Echtge; not in her sleep now, but mocking, and calling out to them that were behind her: 'He was weak, he was weak, he had no courage.' And he felt the strands of the rope in his hand yet, and went on twisting it, but it seemed to him as he twisted, that it had all the sorrows of the world in it. And then it seemed to him as if the rope had changed in his dream into a great water-worm that came out of the sea, and that twisted itself about him, and held him closer and closer, and grew from big to bigger till the whole of the earth and skies were wound up in it, and the stars themselves were but the shining of the ridges of its skin. And then he got free of it, and went on, shaking and unsteady, along the edge of the strand, and the grey shapes were flying here and there around him. And this is what they were saying, 'It is a pity for him that refuses the call of the daughters of the Sidhe, for he will find no comfort in the love of the women of the earth to the end of life and time, and the cold of the grave is in his heart for ever. It is death he has chosen; let him die, let him die, let him die.”
W.B. Yeats, Stories of Red Hanrahan

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“The host is rushing 'twixt day and night,
And where is there hope or deed as fair?
Caoilte tossing his burning hair,
And Niamh calling Away, come away.”
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The Sword of Summer (Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard, #1) The Sword of Summer (Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard, #1)
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Visions of the Cailleach: Exploring the Myths, Folklore and Legends of the pre-eminent Celtic Hag Goddess Visions of the Cailleach: Exploring the Myths, Folklore and Legends of the pre-eminent Celtic Hag Goddess (Paperback)
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Z is for Zeus: A Greek Mythology Alphabet Z is for Zeus: A Greek Mythology Alphabet (Hardcover)
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The Element Encyclopedia of 5000 Spells: The Ultimate Reference Book for the Magical Arts The Element Encyclopedia of 5000 Spells: The Ultimate Reference Book for the Magical Arts (Paperback)
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Old Indian Legends Old Indian Legends (Kindle Edition)
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Peter Pan Peter Pan (Hardcover)
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Follow Follow: A Book of Reverso Poems Follow Follow: A Book of Reverso Poems (Hardcover)
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Otogizōshi: The Fairy Tale Book of Dazai Osamu Otogizōshi: The Fairy Tale Book of Dazai Osamu (Paperback)
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The Real Middle-Earth: Magic and Mystery in the Dark Ages The Real Middle-Earth: Magic and Mystery in the Dark Ages (Paperback)
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The Mothman Prophecies The Mothman Prophecies (Paperback)
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The Goddess Chronicle The Goddess Chronicle (Hardcover)
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Senorita Gordita Senorita Gordita (Hardcover)
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The Gingerbread Girl The Gingerbread Girl (Hardcover)
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Living Folklore: An Introduction to the Study of People and their Traditions Living Folklore: An Introduction to the Study of People and their Traditions (Hardcover)
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Folk-Lore and Legends; Scandinavian Folk-Lore and Legends; Scandinavian (Kindle Edition)
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Philip Pullman
“Finally, I’d say to anyone who wants to tell these tales, don’t be afraid to be superstitious. If you have a lucky pen, use it. If you speak with more force and wit when wearing one red sock and one blue one, dress like that. When I’m at work I’m highly superstitious. My own superstition has to do with the voice in which the story comes out. I believe that every story is attended by its own sprite, whose voice we embody when we tell the tale, and that we tell it more successfully if we approach the sprite with a certain degree of respect and courtesy. These sprites are both old and young, male and female, sentimental and cynical, sceptical and credulous, and so on, and what’s more, they’re completely amoral: like the air-spirits who helped Strong Hans escape from the cave, the story-sprites are willing to serve whoever has the ring, whoever is telling the tale. To the accusation that this is nonsense, that all you need to tell a story is a human imagination, I reply, ‘Of course, and this is the way my imagination works.”
Philip Pullman, Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm: A New English Version

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“Behind her gentle character, the strength of armor was found.”
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Water Spirits (The Enchanted World Series) Water Spirits (The Enchanted World Series)
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The Faithful Friend The Faithful Friend (Hardcover)
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The Boy of the Three-Year Nap The Boy of the Three-Year Nap (Hardcover)
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Their Eyes Were Watching God Their Eyes Were Watching God (Paperback)
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The Little Red Hen (Makes a Pizza) The Little Red Hen (Makes a Pizza)
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The Necromancer  (The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel, #4) The Necromancer (The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel, #4)
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A Monster Calls A Monster Calls (Paperback)
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Things Fall Apart (The African Trilogy, #1) Things Fall Apart (The African Trilogy, #1)
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Strange Things Sometimes Still Happen: Fairy Tales from Around the World Strange Things Sometimes Still Happen: Fairy Tales from Around the World (Paperback)
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“The odor of burning sulphur shifted on the night air, acrid, a little foul. Somewhere, the Canaan dwellers had learned of a supplier of castor - an extract from the beaver's perineal glands. Little packets containing the brown-orange mass of dried animal matter arrived from Detroit at the Post Office's "general delivery." At home, by the kerosene light, the recipients unwrapped the packets. A poor relative sometimes would be given some of the fibrous gland, bitter and smelling slightly like strong human sweat, and the rest would go into a Mason jar. Each night, as prescribed by old Burrifous through his oracle, Ronnie, a litt1e would be mixed with clear spring water. And as it gave the water a creamy, rusty look, the owner would sigh with awe and fear. The creature, wolf or man, became more real through the very specific which was to vanquish him.”
Leslie H. Whitten Jr., Moon of the Wolf

“Allegorical stories of saints battling with giants, monsters and demons may be interpreted as symbolizing the Christian's fight against paganism. At Bwlch Rhiwfelen (Denbigh) St Collen fought and killed a cannibal giantess, afterwards washing away the blood-stains in a well later known as Ffynnon Gollen. In Ireland, the tales of saints slaying giant serpents may have the same meaning; alternatively they (or some of them) may refer to early sightings of genuine water monsters. St Barry banished a serpent from a mountain into Lough Lagan (Roscommon), and a holy well sprang up where the saint's knee touched the ground.”
Colin Bord, Sacred Waters

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Returning My Sister's Face and Other Far Eastern Tales of Whimsy and Malice Returning My Sister's Face and Other Far Eastern Tales of Whimsy and Malice (Hardcover)
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Wicked Lovely (Wicked Lovely, #1) Wicked Lovely (Wicked Lovely, #1)
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Elves, Wights, and Trolls (Studies Towards the Practice of Germanic Heathenry) Elves, Wights, and Trolls (Studies Towards the Practice of Germanic Heathenry)
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4) Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4)
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Troll: A Love Story Troll: A Love Story (Paperback)
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Myths and Folk Tales of Ireland Myths and Folk Tales of Ireland (Paperback)
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Little Gold Star: A Spanish American Cinderella Tale Little Gold Star: A Spanish American Cinderella Tale (Hardcover)
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Swedish Legends and Folktales Swedish Legends and Folktales (Hardcover)
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Love and Roast Chicken: A Trickster Tale from the Andes Mountains Love and Roast Chicken: A Trickster Tale from the Andes Mountains (Hardcover)
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The Warm Hands of Ghosts The Warm Hands of Ghosts (Hardcover)
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Tokyo Night Parade Tokyo Night Parade (Hardcover)
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Raybearer (Raybearer, #1) Raybearer (Raybearer, #1)
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The Night Parade The Night Parade (Hardcover)
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Woman's Lore: 4,000 Years of Sirens, Serpents and Succubi Woman's Lore: 4,000 Years of Sirens, Serpents and Succubi (Kindle Edition)
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The Book of English Folk Tales The Book of English Folk Tales (Hardcover)
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Song of the Huntress Song of the Huntress (Paperback)
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White Horse White Horse (Hardcover)
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The Seven Skins of Esther Wilding The Seven Skins of Esther Wilding (Audible Audio)
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The White Hare The White Hare (Paperback)
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The Three Billy Goats Gruff The Three Billy Goats Gruff (Hardcover)
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The Haunting of Alejandra The Haunting of Alejandra (Hardcover)
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The Anthology of English Folk Tales The Anthology of English Folk Tales (Kindle Edition)
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The Book of Gothel: Memoir of a Witch The Book of Gothel: Memoir of a Witch (Paperback)
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The Beauty and the Beast (MinaLima Edition) The Beauty and the Beast (MinaLima Edition)
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Bravely Bravely (Hardcover)
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Folklore 101: An Accessible Introduction to Folklore Studies (Folklore Made Simple) Folklore 101: An Accessible Introduction to Folklore Studies (Folklore Made Simple)
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Skin of the Sea (Skin of the Sea, #1) Skin of the Sea (Skin of the Sea, #1)
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A Far Wilder Magic A Far Wilder Magic (Hardcover)
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Lore Olympus: Volume Two (Lore Olympus, #2) Lore Olympus: Volume Two (Lore Olympus, #2)
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Japanese Myths & Tales (Gothic Fantasy) Japanese Myths & Tales (Gothic Fantasy)
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All the Horses of Iceland All the Horses of Iceland (Paperback)
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Lore of the Wild: Folklore and Wisdom from Nature (Volume 1) (Nature’s Folklore, 1) Lore of the Wild: Folklore and Wisdom from Nature (Volume 1) (Nature’s Folklore, 1)
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Looking for a Jumbie Looking for a Jumbie (Hardcover)
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Cece Rios and the Desert of Souls (Cece Rios, #1) Cece Rios and the Desert of Souls (Cece Rios, #1)
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The Hidden The Hidden (Hardcover)
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El Cucuy Is Scared, Too!: A Picture Book El Cucuy Is Scared, Too!: A Picture Book (Hardcover)
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Black Water Sister Black Water Sister (Paperback)
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The Resurrectionist: The Lost Work of Dr. Spencer Black The Resurrectionist: The Lost Work of Dr. Spencer Black (Hardcover)
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Foxfire, Wolfskin and other stories of shapeshifting women Foxfire, Wolfskin and other stories of shapeshifting women (Hardcover)
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Holly Black
“My view of writing "Coldest Girl in Coldtown" was to take every single thing that I loved from every vampire book I had ever read and dump it into one book--everything I like--trying to evoke some of the decadence… Vampires are a high-class monster: They want to dress up. They want to drink a lot of absinthe, or force their victims to drink a lot of absinthe. They have big parties and have elegant rituals. I think that's a thing we associate with vampires--they are the royalty of our monsters. We expect them to be rich, we expect them to be well-dressed. I wanted to have some of that be true because I like it, and have some of it not be true because it's kind of weird.

I wanted to put in the idea of infection, which I was really interested in and which was a big feature of the vampire books I read growing up. And, the fear and desire for infection--the way in which our urge towards loving vampires is nihilistic. Our fear of them is our survival instincts kicking in.”
Holly Black

W.B. Yeats
“Folk art is, indeed, the oldest of the aristocracies of thought, and because it refuses what is passing and trivial, the merely clever and pretty, as certainly as the vulgar and insincere, and because it has gathered into itself the simplest and most unforgettable thoughts of the generations, it is the soil where all great art is rooted. Wherever it is spoken by the fireside, or sung by the roadside, or carved into the lintel, appreciation of the arts that a single mind gives unity and design to, spreads quickly when its hour is come.”
William Butler Yeats, The Celtic Twilight

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A ​Court of Silver Flames (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #4) A ​Court of Silver Flames (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #4)
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New World Witchery: A Trove of North American Folk Magic New World Witchery: A Trove of North American Folk Magic (Paperback)
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The Sea-Ringed World: Sacred Stories of the Americas The Sea-Ringed World: Sacred Stories of the Americas (Hardcover)
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Reynard the Fox Reynard the Fox (Hardcover)
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Jim Henson's The Storyteller: Ghosts Jim Henson's The Storyteller: Ghosts (Hardcover)
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American Indian Fairy Tales American Indian Fairy Tales (Paperback)
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Hellebore #3: The Malefice Issue Hellebore #3: The Malefice Issue (Paperback)
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Women and Other Monsters: Building a New Mythology Women and Other Monsters: Building a New Mythology (Hardcover)
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The Thirteenth Tale The Thirteenth Tale (Hardcover)
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Where the Devil Says Goodnight (Folk Lore, #1) Where the Devil Says Goodnight (Folk Lore, #1)
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Courting the Wild Twin Courting the Wild Twin (Paperback)
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If Women Rose Rooted: The Power of the Celtic Woman If Women Rose Rooted: The Power of the Celtic Woman (Paperback)
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Devolution: A Firsthand Account of the Rainier Sasquatch Massacre Devolution: A Firsthand Account of the Rainier Sasquatch Massacre (Hardcover)
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Devil's Day Devil's Day (Hardcover)
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The Penguin Book of Mermaids The Penguin Book of Mermaids (Paperback)
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Nian, the Chinese New Year Dragon Nian, the Chinese New Year Dragon (ebook)
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Lion and Mouse Lion and Mouse (Hardcover)
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Good Night, Wind Good Night, Wind (Hardcover)
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The Rites of Passage The Rites of Passage (Paperback)
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Stars Above (The Lunar Chronicles, #4.5) Stars Above (The Lunar Chronicles, #4.5)
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Celtic Gods and Heroes (Celtic, Irish) Celtic Gods and Heroes (Celtic, Irish)
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In The Night Wood In The Night Wood (Hardcover)
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The King of Birds (Gamayun Tales Vol. 1) The King of Birds (Gamayun Tales Vol. 1)
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The Green Man's Heir (Green Man, #1) The Green Man's Heir (Green Man, #1)
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Vikram and the Vampire: Classic Hindu Tales of Adventure Magic and Romance Vikram and the Vampire: Classic Hindu Tales of Adventure Magic and Romance (Kindle Edition)
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The pattern under the plough: aspects of the folk-life of East Anglia The pattern under the plough: aspects of the folk-life of East Anglia (Paperback)
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The Time of Contempt (The Witcher, #2) The Time of Contempt (The Witcher, #2)
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The Faerie Handbook: An Enchanting Compendium of Literature, Lore, Art, Recipes, and Projects The Faerie Handbook: An Enchanting Compendium of Literature, Lore, Art, Recipes, and Projects (Hardcover)
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The Outsider The Outsider (Hardcover)
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Tolkien On Fairy-stories Tolkien On Fairy-stories (Hardcover)
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The Hour of Meeting Evil Spirits: An Encyclopedia of Mononoke and Magic (Yokai, #2) The Hour of Meeting Evil Spirits: An Encyclopedia of Mononoke and Magic (Yokai, #2)
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Pearls on a Branch: Oral Tales Pearls on a Branch: Oral Tales (Kindle Edition)
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Into the Drowning Deep (Rolling in the Deep, #1) Into the Drowning Deep (Rolling in the Deep, #1)
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Romance of the Grail: The Magic and Mystery of Arthurian Myth (The Collected Works of Joseph Campbell) Romance of the Grail: The Magic and Mystery of Arthurian Myth (The Collected Works of Joseph Campbell)
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The Wicked Deep The Wicked Deep (Hardcover)
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Irish Trees: Myths, Legends & Folklore Irish Trees: Myths, Legends & Folklore (Hardcover)
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The Morrigan: Meeting the Great Queens The Morrigan: Meeting the Great Queens (Paperback)
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On the Shoulder of a Giant: An Inuit Folktale On the Shoulder of a Giant: An Inuit Folktale (Hardcover)
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Den of Wolves (Blackthorn & Grim, #3) Den of Wolves (Blackthorn & Grim, #3)
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The Master and Margarita The Master and Margarita (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.29 — 360,418 ratings — published 1967
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The Magpie & the Wardrobe: A Curiosity of Folklore, Magic & Spells The Magpie & the Wardrobe: A Curiosity of Folklore, Magic & Spells (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.32 — 136 ratings — published 2015
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Heartless Heartless (Hardcover)
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Coyote America: A Natural and Supernatural History Coyote America: A Natural and Supernatural History (Hardcover)
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Myths of the Norsemen: Retold from the Old Norse Poems and Tales Myths of the Norsemen: Retold from the Old Norse Poems and Tales (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.98 — 1,103 ratings — published 1960
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Outlander (Outlander, #1) Outlander (Outlander, #1)
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Signe Pike
“Long ago, when faeries and men still wandered the earth as brothers, the MacLeod chief fell in love with a beautiful faery woman. They had no sooner married and borne a child when she was summoned to return to her people. Husband and wife said a tearful goodbye and parted ways at Fairy Bridge, which you can still visit today. Despite the grieving chief, a celebration was held to honor the birth of the newborn boy, the next great chief of the MacLeods. In all the excitement of the celebration, the baby boy was left in his cradle and the blanket slipped off. In the cold Highland night he began to cry. The baby’s cry tore at his mother, even in another dimension, and so she went to him, wrapping him in her shawl. When the nursemaid arrived, she found the young chief in the arms of his mother, and the faery woman gave her a song she insisted must be sung to the little boy each night. The song became known as “The Dunvegan Cradle Song,” and it has been sung to little chieflings ever since. The shawl, too, she left as a gift: if the clan were ever in dire need, all they would have to do was wave the flag she’d wrapped around her son, and the faery people would come to their aid. Use the gift wisely, she instructed. The magic of the flag will work three times and no more.
As I stood there in Dunvegan Castle, gazing at the Fairy Flag beneath its layers of protective glass, it was hard to imagine the history behind it. The fabric was dated somewhere between the fourth and seventh centuries. The fibers had been analyzed and were believed to be from Syria or Rhodes. Some thought it was part of the robe of an early Christian saint. Others thought it was a part of the war banner for Harald Hardrada, king of Norway, who gave it to the clan as a gift. But there were still others who believed it had come from the shoulders of a beautiful faery maiden. And that faery blood had flowed through the MacLeod family veins ever since. Those people were the MacLeods themselves.”
Signe Pike, Faery Tale: One Woman's Search for Enchantment in a Modern World

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“In prehistoric times, early man was bowled over by natural events: rain, thunder, lightning, the violent shaking and moving of the ground, mountains spewing deathly hot lava, the glow of the moon, the burning heat of the sun, the twinkling of the stars. Our human brain searched for an answer, and the conclusion was that it all must be caused by something greater than ourselves - this, of course, sprouted the earliest seeds of religion. This theory is certainly reflected in faery lore. In the beautiful sloping hills of Connemara in Ireland, for example, faeries were believed to have been just as beautiful, peaceful, and pleasant as the world around them. But in the Scottish Highlands, with their dark, brooding mountains and eerie highland lakes, villagers warned of deadly water-kelpies and spirit characters that packed a bit more punch.”
Signe Pike, Faery Tale: One Woman's Search for Enchantment in a Modern World

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